Anime Week brings you a roundup of the week's anime news. From October 5th to 11th, news that Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash - The Witch of Circe will be released on January 30th, 2026, and the box office revenue of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugenjo Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza Returns surpassed 35.7 billion yen were the hot topics.
On the 5th, it was announced that a second season of the TV anime "Witch Watch," based on the popular manga by Kenta Shinohara currently being serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha), will be produced.
On the 6th, it was announced that the TV anime "Kaya-chan Isn't Scary," based on the manga by Yuritaro, which is currently being serialized on Shinchosha's manga site "Kurage Bunch," will be broadcast on TV Tokyo, AT-X, and WOWOW from January 2026.
On the 6th, it was announced that the box office revenue of the new movie version of " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Yaiba the Movie: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza Returns," based on the popular manga by Koyoharu Gotouge , has exceeded 35.7 billion yen. The total number of viewers has exceeded 24.7 million.
On the 6th, it was announced that the first large-scale exhibition of Nagano Mamoru, known for the manga "Five Star Stories" (KADOKAWA), "DESIGNS Nagano Mamoru Design Exhibition," will be held from December 19th at Sunshine City Exhibition Hall B in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. The exhibition was held in Saitama in February 2024, and traveled to Aichi, Fukuoka, and Osaka. This will be the first time it is held in Tokyo, and in addition to works added at the Osaka and Fukuoka venues, new exhibits will be on display for the first time. It will run until January 12th, 2026.
On the 7th, it was announced that the movie " Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc," a sequel to the TV anime "Chainsaw Man ," based on Tatsuki Fujimoto 's popular manga, had grossed over 4.5 billion yen in the 18 days since its release on September 19th. The movie has been a huge hit, attracting an audience of approximately 2.96 million people.
On the 8th, a promotional video commemorating the 10th anniversary of the anime "Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon (DanMachi)," based on the popular light novel by Fujino Omori of GA Bunko (SB Creative), was released on YouTube. The video looks back on the encounters and growth of Bell Cranel and his friends, along with all of the opening themes from the series.
On the 9th, it was announced that the box office revenue of the movie version of the 22nd installment of the popular anime series "PreCure," " You and Idol Pretty Cure," titled "You and Idol Pretty Cure The Movie: Sorry to Keep You Waiting! A Sparkling Live for You!" has exceeded 1.01 billion yen. The movie was released on September 12th and has been a huge hit, attracting an audience of over 813,000 people.
On the 10th, it was announced that the TV anime "Awashima Hyakkei," based on the manga by Takako Shimura, who is also known for "Aoi Hana" and "Hōrō Musuko," will begin airing in April 2026.
On the 10th, it was revealed that the fifth chapter of the latest installment in the remake series of the popular anime "Space Battleship Yamato," "Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199," titled "The Incandescent Galactic War," will be screened from February 20, 2026.
On the 10th, it was announced that the second part of the popular Gundam anime series , Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash(directed by Murase Shukou) , Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash : The Witch of Circe, will be released in 365 theaters nationwide on January 30th, 2026. This will be the first new film in about five years since the first part was released in June 2021. It was also announced that the film will be screened in theaters outside of Japan.
On the 11th, a stage greeting for the second chapter, "Aura on the Guillotine," of the "Special Screening of Season 1 Retrospective - Memories of the Journey," a retrospective screening of the first season of the TV anime "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End," was held at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo), where Ayana Taketatsu, the voice actress for the popular character Aura, appeared. Aura only appeared in three episodes of the first season, but her overwhelming presence became a hot topic. This was Taketatsu's first appearance at a "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" event. It was an unusual stage greeting, as a cast member of a character who does not have many screen time appeared alone on stage.
On the 11th, it was announced that the final chapter of the new anime series "TRIGUN STAMPEDE," based on Yasuhiro Nightow's manga "Trigun," titled "TRIGUN STARGAZE," will be broadcast on TV Tokyo from January 2026.
